Medical Material
dental amalgam
[ den-tl uh-mal-guhm ]
Subclass of:
Dental Alloys
Definitions related to dental amalgam:
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(amalgam) An alloy, typically a mix of silver, tin, and mercury, used in direct dental restorations.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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An alloy used in restorative dentistry that contains mercury, silver, tin, copper, and possibly zinc.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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An amalgam alloy is a device that consists of a metallic substance intended to be mixed with mercury to form filling material for treatment of dental caries.Standard Product NomenclatureU.S Food & Drug Administration, 2003
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